Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features

Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features

Troodontids were theropod dinosaurs closely related to birds. Here, Xu and colleagues describe a new, feathered troodontid species,Jianianhualong tengi, dating from the Lower Cretaceous period in China that provides insight into troodontid mosaic evolution and paravian feathering.

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Main Authors: Xing Xu, Philip Currie, Michael Pittman, Lida Xing, Qingjin Meng, Junchang Lü, Dongyu Hu, Congyu Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14972
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spelling doaj-b4da48aa7b964fcb8618a17f190eb73f2021-05-11T07:16:00ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-05-018111210.1038/ncomms14972Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional featuresXing Xu0Philip Currie1Michael Pittman2Lida Xing3Qingjin Meng4Junchang Lü5Dongyu Hu6Congyu Yu7Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of AlbertaDepartment of Earth Sciences, Vertebrate Palaeontology Laboratory, The University of Hong KongSchool of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of GeosciencesBeijing Museum of Natural HistoryInstitute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological SciencesPaleontological Institute & Key Laboratory for Evolution of Past Life in Northeast Asia, Ministry of Land and Resources, Shenyang Normal UniversityCollege of Life Sciences, Peking UniversityTroodontids were theropod dinosaurs closely related to birds. Here, Xu and colleagues describe a new, feathered troodontid species,Jianianhualong tengi, dating from the Lower Cretaceous period in China that provides insight into troodontid mosaic evolution and paravian feathering.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14972
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Congyu Yu
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Philip Currie
Michael Pittman
Lida Xing
Qingjin Meng
Junchang Lü
Dongyu Hu
Congyu Yu
Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features
Nature Communications
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Philip Currie
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title Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features
title_short Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features
title_full Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features
title_fullStr Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features
title_full_unstemmed Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features
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series Nature Communications
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description Troodontids were theropod dinosaurs closely related to birds. Here, Xu and colleagues describe a new, feathered troodontid species,Jianianhualong tengi, dating from the Lower Cretaceous period in China that provides insight into troodontid mosaic evolution and paravian feathering.
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